A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves, and for other purposes.
Public Law 96-137 · H.R. 3354 · 96th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Dec 12, 1979 · Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Samuel Stratton (D-NY-28)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 to the Department of Energy for conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves.
Directs the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to insure that commissioned officers of the Navy be assigned to key management positions within the Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves in such Department. Requires that the position of Director of such Office be filled by a qualified officer of the Navy in the grade of captain.
Eliminates the requirement that pipelines and associated facilities for Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 have adequate capacity to accommodate not less than 350,000 barrels of oil per day and be fully operational within a specified period of time.
States that funds authorized for the following purposes may not be appropriated unless specifically authorized by law: (1) exploration, prospecting, conservation, development, use, operations, and production of such reserves; (2) production; and (3) the construction and operation of facilities incident to the production and the delivery of petroleum. Stipulates that funds appropriated for such purposes shall remain available until expended.
Abolishes the naval petroleum reserves special account in the Department of the Treasury.
Provides that unappropriated balances of receipts in the special account shall be deposited into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.
- Dec 12, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-137.
- Nov 30, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Nov 29, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Nov 28, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Nov 9, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Nov 8, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 96-410.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 96-410.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-596.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-596.
- Oct 24, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- Oct 23, 1979Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Sep 27, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Sep 19, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Armed Services Committee
- Apr 26, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee
- Apr 25, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #101 (394-12).House roll call 101
- Apr 9, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- Mar 29, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.